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    Gamma rays quickly toughen nitrogen‑fixing bacteria

    2026-01-13T15:57:00Z

    Heat‑resilient biofertilizers could help crops cope with rising temperatures but engineering them has been slow and uncertain. A new study shows that pairing experimental evolution with controlled gamma‑ray mutagenesis can accelerate the path to heat‑tolerant nitrogen‑fixing bacteria.